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West Virginia’s Oil & Gas Expo 2013

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With prime location atop both the Utica and Marcellus shale formations, the small state of West Virginia has become one of the main focuses of domestic energy drilling and production.

Officers and contractors from International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Locals 8 (Cincinnati, OH), 50 (Columbus/Dayton, OH), 51 (Louisville, KY) and 80 (Charleston, WV) recently attended West Virginia’s Oil & Gas Expo on October 2 to learn more about the upcoming opportunities within the fracking industry.

The largest event of its kind in the state, the Expo brought together companies directly involved in Site Development, Exploration, Drilling, Hydraulic Fracturing, Midstream Services, and Site Restoration. Customers, contractors, vendors and energy companies gathered together to view new technologies and hear experts speak on the future of this expanding industry.

The Expo featured 300 exhibitors, including several heat and frost insulation contractors from the Insulation Professionals of Ohio’s leading professional coalition: Advanced Specialty Contractors, Thermal Solutions, Inc., Brand Energy Services of Pittsburgh, LLC, and Atlantic Plant Services, LLC.

“West Virginia has been a major entity in domestic energy since the time the first coal mines were opened, and now the oil and gas industry is putting the hard-working, ambitious spirit of West Virginia back in the world’s spotlight,” says Expo Founder Damian Ferek on the Expo’s website. “As Marcellus Shale drilling gained footing, our goal became simple — to give the people of the industry a chance to see all aspects of the industry come together in one event.”

Front row: Mike Winter (Organizer Local 51), Steve Keller (Business Manager Local 80). Back row: Mike Hickey (Business Manager Local 51), Ron Piersoll ( President/ Organizer Local 80), Mark Anthony and Joe Buchheit (Bi-State Insulation), Jared Goodsite (Pedersen Insulation)

Shale Oil and Gas Creating Need for Skilled Insulation Professionals

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Economists are reporting that the unconventional oil and gas revolution taking place in the U.S. (especially in Ohio) is generating increased revenues for states, increasing domestic oil production that will reduce oil-imports by billions of dollars and is also creating jobs — and the mechanical insulation industry is set to prosper from the boom.

One expert figures that the growth of shale gas will save the U.S. from spending $100 billion a year on imported fuels.

At the center of it all is the Ohio shale gas and oil industry, as multiple gas plants are going to be constructed in eastern and southern Ohio, with one being built right now in Cadiz in Harrison County.

Properly installed mechanical insulation is key to these plants running the most efficiently and safely as they possibly can! The Insulation Professionals of Ohio are training the insulation workforce that will provide the natural gas and oil industry with the insulation workforce that will save money and, quite possibly, lives.

The work for the insulation industry in the shale natural gas and oil industry  is coming, not only for the building trades but for insulators … and the work is going to be here in Ohio for a long time; it’s already in Pennsylvania and it’s headed this way.

Skilled, educated building tradesmen are going to be working on these projects — including highly skilled insulation professionals, who will be installing vital mechanical insulation to the plants needed to take advantage of booming natural gas and oil production.

The Insulation Professionals of Ohio (IPO) are ready and prepared to serve the natural gas and oil industry … learn more about a career as a mechanical insulator and the IPO’s world-class training at www.ohioinsulators.com/careers.